pensioner wrote: > > That gurgling sound is a fearsome coolant troll. Be prepared to ransom your > beloved basecamp before you can cross the bridge. > > Sometimes they sound just like the coolant as it flows back into or from the > expansion tank, but not always. They may take mirrored Ray-Bans in trade, > or they may not. > > Now the question of the week...Why does the Vanagon have an expansion tank > and the rabbits jettae, passati and so on don't?
But, but, but they Doooooo. Early model water-cooled A1 chassis radiators have the expansion camber built into the end caps while later models (oh, say after 1985) have an external overflow bottle connected via a smallish braid covered rubber hose on the In side and a larger rubber hose on the down side. Pop the hood of a Golf/Jetta built after 85 and see what I mean. Am I answering your question? TBerk Early Model Aficionado |
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